In the Heavens

Wudang was worried, and Shaolin was not much better. Relying on the rich experience accumulated by the ancestors of the past dynasties, Master Fang Zheng has a farther vision.

Daming seems to be peaceful and prosperous, but in fact, a lot of internal conflicts have accumulated, which may swallow the empire at any time.

If it weren't for the current political skills to forcefully curb the land annexation, the end of the dynasty would not be far away.

The changes in Wulin are actually just a small microcosm of the world situation. The emergence of the Nine Factions Alliance not only means that the court's control over the rivers and lakes has declined, but also reflects the decline of the court's control over the localities.

You must know that unlike the Five Sacred Sword Sect, which is separated by tens of thousands of miles, the Nine Sect Alliance is concentrated in Shu and Hanzhong.

Adding up the nine sects, there are almost ten thousand disciples. Even if you subtract half of those who have not grown up, there are still as many as 5,000 people.

Coupled with the large and small vassal forces in the Shu land, it is not a problem at all to gather tens of thousands of horses.

How can the power of tens of thousands of warriors be taken lightly? I am afraid that the power of the imperial court in Shuzhong can only be suppressed reluctantly.

If such an illegal armed group falls into the hands of ambitious people, wouldn't the land of Shu immediately change hands once the world changes?

Other places can still send troops to suppress, but it happened in the closed land of Bashu, which was the beginning of the end of the dynasty.

"The world is in chaos before Shu is in chaos, and the world is governed after Shu."

Historical experience is there, as long as the turmoil in Shu cannot be extinguished immediately, once a separatist regime is formed, the end of the dynasty will not be far away.

The root cause of all this is actually the escalation of internal fighting in the court. The officials have gradually become familiar with the emperor's playing methods, and have formed immunity to Zhengde's purely rogue tactics.

Just took a nap, the Nine Faction Alliance, which threatened the country and the country, appeared.

Fang Zheng was sure that the imperial court would never let it go. It's just that it's hard to judge what means will be used.

After all, Zhengde's brain circuit is different from that of ordinary people, and he is notoriously difficult to figure out.

If you are not careful, there will be big news. Shaolin Temple has suffered in this regard, so it is natural to be more vigilant.

No matter how the situation changes, in this world, strength has the final say.

Now Fangzheng is very envious of the Huashan School. There are innate masters living in the world. As long as he doesn't risk his life, no matter what happens, he can sit back and watch the world.

No matter whether there is a change of dynasty or not, as long as there is no change of dynasty, the ruler's attitude towards the innate master is mainly to win over.

"Brother Abbot, according to the information we have collected, recently the Huangshan faction, the Lushan faction, and the Yandang faction have begun to communicate frequently, and it seems that they are preparing to form a three-mountain alliance.

A few days ago, Xie Feng visited the Tiger Shark Gang, Feiyun Gang, Changle Gang, and Tianxiong Gang. It seems that the Beggar Gang intends to take the lead in forming a gang alliance.

The newly rising Changbai Sword Sect, Hunyuan Sect, Shenlong Sect, Wuhu Sect, and Cangzhou Sect are also rapidly approaching.

Even the Nangong Family, Wuzheng Villa, Murong Family, Shenbing Villa, and Shangguan Family that had been silent for a long time became active.

There are even more small groups forming groups. Recently, almost every day, small groups are forming alliances, or preparing to form alliances.

Now everyone is watching the positions of us, Huashan, and Wudang on the Nine Faction Alliance. If we let it go, I am afraid that the situation in the world will soon be reshuffled.

Out of concern about the current situation, fellow Buddhists such as Guanyin Pavilion, Lingyin Temple, Famen Temple, Putuo Temple, and Qixia Temple have also sent people to inquire recently. "

Fang Sheng said solemnly.

The amount of information is really too great. Less than three months after the birth of the Nine Factions Alliance, the situation in the arena is facing a major reshuffle.

If these martial arts forces form an alliance, the future world will be an era of giants, and the advantage of Shaolin Temple will be greatly weakened.

Even the Shaolin vassal forces distributed all over the world with lay disciples as the core will be brutally suppressed by the major alliances.

"Amitabha!"

"Be prepared, the great changes in the world are inevitable. Apart from the Central Plains, we may not be able to take care of other places.

Let our people in other regions, according to their own situation, wait for the opportunity to infiltrate the major alliances, and everything is to protect themselves.

Reply to fellow Buddhists, the current situation is too complicated, and it is inconvenient for me, Shaolin Temple, to take the lead, so I can only secretly support them to form an alliance. "

Fangzheng said with some disappointment.

The rivers and lakes are places where you sail against the current. If you don't advance, you will always retreat. It is easy to let the vassal forces under his command join the major alliances, but it is difficult to get them back.

People are forgetful, and Shaolin Temple can exert influence on them in the short term. Once time passes, it is still unknown how many people in these forces will recognize the boss of Shaolin Temple.

The current Zhengzheng decision, in a sense, is self-destructing the Great Wall. An interest group that closely revolves around the Shaolin Temple is about to become fragmented.

However, in order to preserve his strength and avoid being jointly suppressed by all parties, he had to make a bad move.

"Brother, this..."

Before Fang Sheng could continue, Fang Zheng interrupted: "Junior brother, we have no better choice right now.

After waiting for such a long time, the Huashan faction did not attack, apparently acquiescing to the existence of the Nine Factions Alliance. Maybe they have an agreement behind the scenes.

Trapped under the pressure of the Sun Moon God Sect, the Wudang faction is now overwhelmed with self-care, and has no energy to look for the bad luck of the nine factions alliance.

With our strength alone, it is simply unrealistic to force the nine factions to give up their alliance. If you go to the door rashly, you can only humiliate yourself and make yourself a big enemy for nothing.

Right now Shaolin no longer has the power to coerce the world, but we are still the biggest force in the world, occupying the largest share of interests.

If virtue does not match, disaster will happen.

There are many heroes in the martial arts world. If we don't have strong men cut off our wrists, I'm afraid it won't be long before we become the target of public criticism.

This is probably the conspiracy of the Huashan faction.

He Huashan faction wants to use the power of the Five Sacred Sacred Alliance to realize the plan that runs through the north and south, and the east and west. The existence of my Shaolin Temple is really in the way of their eyes.

They are both famous and decent, so it is inconvenient for them to make a direct move. Simply add fuel to the flames secretly, overthrow the existing Jianghu pattern, and reshuffle the cards. "

The more you know, the more trouble you have.

Fangzheng sees it too clearly, so facing the upcoming changes in the martial arts, his first reaction is not to take the opportunity to expand his power, but to preserve his own strength.

If the power of the Shaolin faction were really integrated to form a big alliance, I am afraid that more than one-third of the power in the Jianghu would be drawn into it, and it would be the largest power in the world.

It's just that the sequelae of doing so is that Shaolin Temple will be pushed to the forefront and become a common thorn in the eyes of the imperial court and all factions in the world.

...

There is a big reshuffle in the martial arts, and there are far more than one or two people who are worried. Unable to calm down for a long time, Zuo Lengchan, who had entered the state of cultivation, overturned the tables and chairs in the room again.

As one of the few top masters in the martial arts, Zuo Lengchan, who was supposed to have boundless glory, is now extremely lonely.

If it is said that the Nine Sects Alliance brought impact to Shaolin and Wudang, then for the Songshan Sect, it is severing their way to become a great sect.

The rivers and lakes are big, and the rivers and lakes are small. The martial arts forces from all over the world are united, how can the Songshan faction continue to expand?

Unlike other martial arts factions with solid foundations, the Songshan faction's sphere of influence overlaps too much with Shaolin Temple, and there is hardly any territory of its own.

In the past, when Shaolin's power spread all over the world, this kind of power overlap was inconspicuous. But considering the current situation, it is imperative for Shaolin to shrink its forces and return to the Central Plains, and the Songshan faction will be an eyesore all at once.

With the backing of the Five Sacred Sword Sect, the Songshan Sect did not worry about self-protection, but expansion was out of the question.

The Five Sacred Mountains Alliance, which protected the growth of the Songshan School in the past, has become the chief culprit in restricting the growth of the Songshan School in this great change in the world.

Without the shackles of the Five Sacred Sacred Alliance, relying on the power of the Songshan School, coupled with Zuo Lengchan's skills and martial arts, he could form an alliance in the martial arts world and become the top wave of people in the Jianghu.

Unfortunately, now he can only be reduced to a spectator. It's fine to accept a few younger brothers. If you want to attract people to the alliance, you have to ask the boss of Huashan first.

Without the nod of the Huashan faction, the Songshan faction can do nothing. When the major alliances are established and the new Jianghu structure is established, the Songshan faction can only hang around in the Five Mountains Alliance.

To expand its power abroad, that is also the Huashan faction taking the lead. Even how much each of the four factions takes is the final decision of the Huashan faction.

Even though the strength of the Songshan faction developed rapidly, even though Zuo Lengchan broke through to the peak, the division of interests within the Five Sacred Mountains Alliance still remained unchanged.

To change the distribution of benefits, not only the Huashan faction will not agree, but the other three factions will also not be happy.

Even though the strength of the Songshan faction is already the second among the Five Sacred Mountains, their share of interests in the alliance is still the same as before.

There is no way, although the strength of the Songshan faction has developed rapidly, the gap with the Huashan faction has not only not narrowed, but has become even wider.

From the standpoint of the Huashan faction, the Hengshan faction made important contributions to Huashan's entry into Shanxi, the Hengshan faction contributed a lot to Huashan's entry into Fujian, and the Taishan faction contributed an important force to Huashan's voyage.

The three factions are all heroes, so naturally they should be given preferential treatment. Even though the Songshan faction played a role in checking and balancing Shaolin Temple, the Songshan faction also relied on the power of the Five Sacred Mountains Alliance to develop and grow, and had already received the reward.

The attitude of the boss made Zuo Lengchan lose his temper. They dare not do things inside the Five Sacred Sacred Alliance, so they can only make trouble outside.

Now this change has made it impossible to toss about outside. After the reshuffle is over, the big faction alliance that can gain a foothold in the rivers and lakes will not have a soft persimmon.

Maybe not as good as the Five Sacred Sword Sect, but suppressing a Songshan Sect is not a big problem. Even though Zuo Lengchan was already a top expert, a tiger couldn't hold back a pack of wolves.

Lu Bai, one of the thirteen Taibaos, said in a low voice, "Sect Leader, Dongchang Changgonggu is in use in Dengfeng, and he will visit the mountain in the near future."

The rivers and lakes and the court are two lines, and the Jianghu sect parties in the official circles can avoid it as much as they can, let alone the notorious Dongchang.

Zuo Lengchan said indifferently: "What is that dog doing here? We have no friendship with Dongchang!"

Not only is there no friendship, but because of the sale of private salt, the two sides have a lot of trouble.

In recent years, the proliferation of private salt has become more and more serious, resulting in a sharp decline in the court's salt tax revenue. Zhu Houzhao ordered the factory guards to intervene in a thorough investigation.

No matter how covert you are, there will always be times when you get caught. As one of the main illicit salt dealers, the Songshan faction often clashed with the factory guard secretly.

If the backstage was not strong enough and no fatal evidence was left behind, the court would have been rude to them long ago.